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Date	Process	Result
September 30, 2014	Guild of Copy Editors	Copyedited
October 4, 2015	Good article nominee	Listed

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on November 17, 2014.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Terry Myerson compared the technological differences between Windows 10 and 7 to the differences between a Tesla and a first-generation Prius?

Current status: Good article

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Section sizes

Section size for Windows 10 (37 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	29,268	29,268	355	355
Development	8,153	53,384	350	2,253
Announcement	14,900	14,900	595	595
Marketing	2,041	2,041	94	94
Release	12,355	12,355	484	484
Free upgrade offer	15,935	15,935	730	730
Licensing	2,047	2,047	128	128
Features	8,280	60,315	383	2,473
User interface and desktop	6,621	6,621	408	408
System security	7,261	7,261	391	391
Command line	7,082	7,082	203	203
Storage requirements	3,585	3,585	194	194
Online services and functionality	14,856	14,856	513	513
Multimedia and gaming	12,293	12,293	348	348
Font support	337	337	33	33
Editions and pricing	8,168	8,168	394	394
Support lifecycle	6,185	17,590	131	485
Hardware exceptions	2,803	2,803	140	140
Extended Security Updates	3,495	3,495	196	196
Support and update branches	5,107	5,107	18	18
Updates and support	8,281	36,969	290	1,647
Preview releases	2,535	2,535	114	114
Versions	42	42	0	0
Feature updates	19,893	19,893	877	877
Features in development	6,218	6,218	366	366
System requirements	17,939	19,600	462	531
Physical memory limits	1,103	1,103	22	22
Processor limits	558	558	47	47
Reception	13,378	67,988	727	3,100
Market share and sales	12,736	12,736	310	310
Update system changes	13,294	13,294	637	637
Distribution practices	14,827	14,827	670	670
Privacy and data collection	13,753	13,753	756	756
See also	231	231	0	0
Notes	36	36	0	0
References	30	30	0	0
External links	817	817	0	0
Total	296,443	296,443	11,366	11,366

"Some components free and open-source"

The "Source model" row of the infobox currently describes Windows 10 as "Some components free and open-source", with citations showing that Windows Terminal, Windows Calculator, Windows Driver Frameworks, and Windows Forms are freely licensed. When there are well over 100 Windows components listed in List of Microsoft Windows components, Template:Microsoft Windows components, and Category:Windows components, nearly all of which are closed-source, noting "Some components free and open-source" to highlight four of these components is undue weight in the infobox. I support removing this line from the infobox. — Newslinger talk 16:22, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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My Steam to ended on Windows 10 32-bit OS

Valve to the about Steam service will end of support on running Windows 10 32-bit it still a futher of this gaming, Windows 10 64-bit continues as the Steam service of this platforms.

A read message for steam will be stopped working about Windows 10 32-bit OS it.

"As of January 1 2026, Steam will stop supporting systems running 32-bit versions of Windows," reads a Valve blogpost. "Windows 10 32-bit is the only 32-bit version that is currently supported by Steam and is only in use on 0.01% of systems reported through the Steam Hardware Survey. Windows 10 64-bit will still be supported and 32-bit games will still run." https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/steam-announces-end-of-support-for-windows-10-32-bit-saying-only-0-01-percent-of-pcs-are-still-running-it/ Andre Farfan (talk) 18:12, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong OS family

It used to have "Windows NT" but now it's altered to "Microsoft Windows", which is not true. If you read this and you are the author of the article, please change it, I can't do it as it is protected from vandalization. Pizzawizard32 (talk) 12:22, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

nvm i fixed it uhhh i think it was js cuz my account was new when i first saw that Pizzawizard32 (talk) 12:27, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

sorry i found out why it wasnt windows nt so i changed it back to microsoft windows Pizzawizard32 (talk) 11:35, 13 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Change "is" to "was"

Updates for windows 10 has shut down, we should refer to it in past tense 2606:9400:98A0:92A0:F905:8567:AB91:6629 (talk) 12:11, 14 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't work like that, see articles on older Windows version for comparison. TheRealPear (talk) 16:01, 14 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Just support for Windows 10 has ended, it hasn't ceased to exist. pcuser42 (talk) 19:40, 14 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Just hoping you can put end of support date for windows 10

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70.30.65.38 (talk) 23:28, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

End of support

windows 10 ended support October 14 2025 70.30.65.38 (talk) 23:29, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Day Creature (talk) 04:21, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]